The 2026 Kelmscott Lecture
6.00–9.00pm | HYBRID: Birmingham & Midland Institute – The Lyttelton Theatre & Online
*Kelmscott Lecture included in cost of MorrisFest 2026 ticket
This year’s lecture, ‘Morris in Our Moment’, will be delivered by Professor Michael Robertson, whose biography of William Morris is forthcoming from Thames & Hudson.
While Morris’s designs have never been more popular, his revolutionary thinking about art, work, society and the environment can sometimes be overlooked. Professor Robertson will consider why Morris’s ideas have renewed urgency today — from the search for meaning and pleasure in work to technological change, inequality and the climate crisis.
Discounted tickets are available for William Morris Society members
